The Russian government will grant 48 billion rubles of guarantees to the military companies, which are fulfilling a state order, in 2016, according to a ruling published at the government’s web site for disclosure of legal information. The guarantees will be granted against loans raised by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, air…
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received more than 110 weapons and military equipment units and over 10,000 smoke hand grenades and signal sound-and-light mines last week. Spokesman for the Defence Ministry of Ukraine Lieutenant Colonel Oleksiy Chornobai said this at the briefing. “The Armed Forces of Ukraine received motor vehicles, navigation equipment, ground-based radars, and…
An agricultural battalion has been set up in Tajikistan’s armed forces. An official ceremony of the establishment of the agricultural battalion that took place in Vahdat Township on August 17, was attended by the Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda. An official source in the Tajik government says the new battalion will provide units of the Tajik…
UkrOboronProm SE “Shepetovka Repair Plant” increased production volume almost 4 times – compared to 2013 – due to the program “Ukrainian shield”, initiated by “UkrOboronProm” in 2015. “For the first half of 2016 the enterprise manufactured products and services for Ukrainian military valued at nearly 92 million UAH, exceeding last year’s index of 79 million…
Public joint-stock company Sumy Machine-Building Science and Production Association (Sumy NPO) has joined the imports replacement program in defense industry. The company’s press service reported that Sumy NPO would take part in industrial cooperation in the area of armored vehicle and tank building. “A new contract for a test batch of products for Malyshev Plant…
Four Kharkiv-based enterprises, part of the Ukroboronprom State Concern, have received government guarantees for taking credits to implement defense order, Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada national security and defense committee MP Ivan Vinnyk has said. “The Groysman’s government issued guarantees, using which 10 Ukroboronprom’s enterprises will be able to receive credits. Kharkiv, as the region,…
Public joint-stock company Plant Mayak (Kyiv), part of Ukroboronprom State Concern, is preparing for batch production of new 60mm caliber mortars “Kamerton” designed to meet NATO technical standards AQAP-2000. At the presentation of a sample Mayak Director Oleksandr Perehudov said that batch production of new Kamerton mortars was scheduled for August after finishing tests by…